Lewis Carroll (the pen name of Charles Dodgson) was inspired to write down the now classic tale of
Category: Classics
Peter Pan: The Original 1911 Peter and Wendy Edition” by J. M. Barrie
Peter Pan has been a kid favorite for more than 100 years, widely known through various movies.
“The Tale of Peter Rabbit: The Original 1901 Edition” by Beatrix Potter
This is the edition that was printed by Beatrix Potter before she could find a publisher, which
“The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoevsky
“The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoevsky is one of Western civilization’s greatest literary treasures. The power of Dostoevsky is testified by the fact that so many other
“The Waste Land: The Original 1922 Edition” by T. S. Eliot
Modernity has not managed to erase the restlessness that seems to be intrinsic to what it means to be human. T.S. Eliot’s disillusionment with modern civilization is timelessly encapsulated in his famous 1922 poem, “The Waste Land.” The book is laced with allusions, like, for example, some that reference the Grail legend and others informed by Fraser’s “Golden Bough.” Eliot would dedicate the piece to Ezra Pound.
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The Beautiful and Damned” was F. Scott Fitzgerald’s second major novel, in which he explored the angst of a handful of Americans
“The Sorrows of Young Werther” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The Sorrows of Young Werther” is the brooding tale of a young man in love with a woman who cannot, or will not, love him back. To this day, this is probably Goethe’s best known work. Originally written in German, this edition was translated into the English by Bayard Taylor, and updated for contemporary readers by Benjamin Strycker.